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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

FY 2001: $450,000,000. Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). By 2002, a new education law had replaced the program and a new presidential administration was in place.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Way back in 2001, the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind policy came down strongly in favor of “evidence-based teaching practices.” Congress redefined its support of education under a program called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. Evaluating outcomes in this way takes both time and financial resources.

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